Jonathan Toews makes a major announcement involving his NHL comeback for the 2025-26 season
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Former Chicago Blackhawks captain and 3x Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Toews has made a major announcement about his intentions to once again play in the NHL.
It looks as though 37 year old former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, who helped lead the franchise to 3 Stanley Cup wins, is on the verge of a comeback to the NHL.
Toews, who hasn't played since 2023 because of symptoms of long COVID and CIRS, has informed his agent that he's fully intent on returning to the NHL next season, per a report from top analyst Pierre LeBrun.
Jonathan Toews reached out to his agent Pat Brisson yesterday to inform him he's 100 percent committed to coming back to the NHL next season. Just spoke with Brisson, who says he will start taking calls from NHL teams on Toews now leading up to July 1. Toews, 37, last played in April 2023. He's been working out the last several months to get himself ready for this comeback.
Toews recently said that he didn't like how his tenure with the Blackhawks ended, and that the competitive fire still burns within him.
I'm not satisfied the way things ended in Chicago. It's not about proving anything. It's just that there's something left in the tank and I want to explore that. I want to go have fun, have a blast, play with passion. But at the same time, I still have some high-level hockey left. I want to be able to step away from the game having said that I've given it my all. And I still think there's something left to give.
He also said that he's feeling much better physically compared to when he played his most recent NHL game in April 2023.
I just remembered how poorly I felt when I was finishing my last year in Chicago. Now I go out on the ice and it's a new sense of energy and lightness, and I'm just really excited to be out there.....I'm really looking forward to every time I get to go on the ice right now, and that's a really good feeling.
Toews has played in 1,067 games, all with the Blackhawks, and has 883 points (372G, 511A).
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